DeepSeek is a Hangzhou-based AI research lab, founded in May 2023 by hedge fund billionaire Liang Wenfeng, that has become the most-used open-weight model developer in the world. As of … Read more
Qwen is Alibaba Cloud’s family of large language models — and, by the numbers that matter for an ecosystem, the most consequential open-source AI family in the world. As of … Read more
Moonshot AI is the Beijing-based lab behind Kimi, the chatbot that in July 2026 did what DeepSeek did in January 2025: wiped trillions off Western tech stocks with a single … Read more
China’s daily AI token usage surpassed 140 trillion in March 2026 — a 1,000-fold increase in two years. Chinese models now account for four of the top five most-used globally. This is a comprehensive analysis of the models, chips, state strategy, cost advantages, and deployment patterns driving China’s AI machine — and what it means for Asia, the West, and global markets.
The Asia-Pacific AI market hit USD 102 billion in 2025 and is forecast to reach USD 816 billion by 2032. East Asian institutions hold 82.4% of all global AI patents. Here are the 10 key findings from the AI Ecosystem Across Asia 2026 report.
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